What color is #CFBFAE?

#CFBFAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBFAE?

The RGB value is 207, 191, 174: 207 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBFAE?

The complementary color is #AEBECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBFAE color

#CFBFAE rgb(207, 191, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBFAE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (207, 191, 174).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#CFBFAE color codes

HEX	`#CFBFAE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 191, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, 2.83, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 10.98, 75.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.003, 53.584, 47.64)`
Decimal	`13615022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBFAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFBFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFBFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbfae; }
.text { color: #cfbfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 191 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbfae, #cfcfae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBFAE?: #CFBFAE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBFAE?: The RGB value is 207, 191, 174: 207 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBFAE?: The complementary color is #AEBECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.